Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)

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Director:

Jan Kounen

Writers:

Chris Greenhalgh (screenplay)
Chris Greenhalgh (novel)
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Release Date:

15 April 2010 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Plot:

Paris 1913. Coco Chanel is infatuated with the rich and handsome Boy Capel, but she is also compelled by her work...

Plot Keywords:

Ballet | Stravinsky | Fashion | 1920s | Russian

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen	...	Igor Stravinsky
Anna Mouglalis	...	Coco Chanel
Elena Morozova	...	Katarina Stravinskaya
Natacha Lindinger	...	Misia Sert
Grigori Manoukov	...	Sergey Diagilev
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Grand Duke Dimitri (as Rasha Bukvic)
Nicolas Vaude	...	Ernest Beaux
Anatole Taubman	...	Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Erick Desmarestz	...	Le médecin (as Eric Desmarestz)
Clara Guelblum	...	Milena Stravinskaya
Maxime Daniélou	...	Teodor Stravinsky
Sophie Hasson	...	Ludmila Stravinskaya
Nikita Ponomarenko	...	Sulima Stravinskaya
Catherine Davenier	...	Marie
Olivier Claverie	...	Joseph
Marek Kossakowski	...	Vaslav Nijinsky
Jérôme Pillement	...	Pierre Monteux, le chef d'orchestre
Anton Yakovlev	...	Anton
Irina Vavilova	...	La gouvernante
Julie Farenc	...	Julie - la vendeuse (as Julie Farenc Deramond)
Emy Lévy	...	Fille atelier
Sarah Jérôme	...	Fille atelier
Tina Sportolaro	...	Secrétaire Beaux
Michel Ruhl	...	Le baron
Pierre Chydivar	...	Musicien russe
Agnès Vikouloff	...	Musicienne russe
Sacha Vikouloff	...	Musicien russe
Jean-David Baschung	...	Le médecin
François Chomicki	...	Florent Schmidt
Marek Tomaszewski	...	Le pianiste
Cyril Accorsi	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
David Tomaszewski	...	Le premier violon
Matthieu Bajolet	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Caroline Baudouin	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Laura Biasse	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Barbara Caillieu	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Marie-Laure Caradec	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Damien Dreux	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Sophie Gérard	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Patrick Harley	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Inès Hernandez	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Anne Laurent	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Thibaud Le Maguer	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Anne Lenglet	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Olivier Normand	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Florent Otello	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Edouard Pelleray	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Judith Perron	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Pascal Queneau	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Enora Rivere	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Julie Salgues	...	Danseuse 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Jonathan Schatz	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
Wu Zheng	...	Danseur 'Le Sacre du printemps'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Barlondo	...	The Young Girl in Red (uncredited)
Pierre Glénat	...	Barman (uncredited)
Aurélie Le Roc'h	...	Mme Schmitt (uncredited)

Directed by
Jan Kounen

Writing credits
Chris Greenhalgh		(screenplay and dialogue)
Chris Greenhalgh		(novel "Coco & Igor")
Carlo De Boutiny		(adaptation) and
Jan Kounen		(adaptation)

Produced by
Albina Boeckli	....	associate producer
Chris Bolzli	....	producer
Philippe Delest	....	line producer
Kazutaka Kimori	....	associate producer: Hexagon Pictures
Helen Olive	....	assistant producer
Claudie Ossard	....	producer
Yoichi Sakai	....	associate producer: Hexagon Pictures
Veronika Zonabend	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Gabriel Yared		(original score music)

Cinematography by
David Ungaro		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anny Danché

Casting by
Gigi Akoka
Natalya Krimenskaya

Production Design by
Marie-Hélène Sulmoni

Set Decoration by
Philippe Cord'homme		(set decoration)

Costume Design by
Chattoune
Fab

Makeup Department
Laurent Bozzi	....	lead hair stylist
Christophe Chabenet	....	special makeup effects artist
Valérie Chapelle	....	makeup artist
Agathe Dupuis	....	key hair stylist
Christophe Giraud	....	makeup artist
Mathilde Humeau	....	additional makeup artist
Nathalie Kovalski	....	makeup artist
Hugues Lavau	....	makeup artist
Karine Meyer	....	hair stylist
Lydia Pujols	....	makeup artist
Estelle Tolstoukine	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Céline André	....	assistant production manager
Pierre-Alexandre Cascarino	....	assistant unit manager
Alexandra Cherbonnel	....	assistant location manager
Varujan Gumusel	....	post-production manager
Johann Jolivet	....	set production manager
Antoine Rabaté	....	post-production supervisor
Jean-Pierre Sachs	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dominique Delany	....	first assistant director
Franck Giraud	....	second assistant director
Estelle Gérard	....	crowd assistant director

Art Department
Claire Amoureux-Nicole	....	first assistant art director
Bernard Bridon	....	property master
Philippe Cord'homme	....	set dresser
Sévérine Guilbaud	....	props
Marie Heyndrickx	....	graphic designer
Nadine Hibon	....	assistant art director
Maud Hubert	....	assistant art director
Kathy Lebrun	....	set dresser
Samir Moundy	....	assistant property master
Samir Moundy	....	swing gang
Christian Vallat	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Philippe Amouroux	....	foley recordist
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Yohanan Braunschvig	....	additional foley
Matthieu Fichet	....	assistant sound editor
Isabelle Manquillet	....	dialogue editor
Marc Mnémosyne	....	sound mix technician
Avril Noviant	....	boom operator
Loïc Prian	....	sound editor
Raphael Sohier	....	sound editor
Vincent Tulli	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Rodolphe Chabrier	....	visual effects
Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge	....	Flame artist: Mac Guff Ligne Paris
Aurélien Grand	....	retouch and restoration
Romain Leclerc	....	Flame artist
Stephane Lesmond	....	visual effects video assist
Peregrine McCafferty	....	matchmove artist
Benoit Philippon	....	visual effects supervisor
Marion Roger	....	senior digital compositor
Stephanie Saillard	....	digital compositor: Mac Guff
Antonin Seydoux	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Virginie Arnaud	....	stunt performer
Alain Barbier	....	stunt performer
Sylvain Gabet	....	stunt performer
Philippe Guégan	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Christophe Allain	....	additional assistant camera
Cécile Arthuis	....	additional second assistant camera
Joan Bansillon	....	grip
Xavier Bompard	....	video assist
Eric Catelan	....	steadicam operator
Julien Cottret	....	additional grip
Mostefa Djebbari	....	electrician
Stéphane Duchemin	....	grip
Renaud Fidon	....	grip
Julien Pamart	....	second assistant camera
Mathieu Ungaro	....	key grip

Casting Department
Aurélie Assié Lécroart	....	extras casting assistant (as Aurélie Lécroart)
Estelle Chauvin	....	extras casting assistant
Brigitte Fourcade	....	casting
Dany Héricourt	....	casting assistant
Mathilde Kraemer	....	extras casting assistant
Yasmina Pastural	....	assistant casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chloe Bartonio	....	set costumer
Sandrine Bernard	....	costume supervisor
Agnès Beziers	....	wardrobe
Caroline de Tugny	....	patina & tint
Ferenc Fulmer	....	costumer
Morgane Lambert	....	additional wardrobe
Sandrine Langen	....	set costumer
Marion Morice	....	assistant costume designer
Sylvie Ong	....	costume supervisor
Aurélie Rogemond	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Denis Bedlow	....	first assistant editor
Mickaël Commereuc	....	colorist assistant
Xavier Desjours	....	dailies color grader
Charlotte Lamy Le Loet	....	color timer
Fabien Pascal	....	colorist
Julien Malaury	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Jean-Pierre Arquié	....	music supervisor (as Jean-Pierre Arquie)
Jeff Atmajian	....	conductor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Mark Berrow	....	musician: violin
Philippe Bourorga	....	additionnal music manager
Peter Cobbin	....	score engineer
Peter Cobbin	....	score mixer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Lewis Jones	....	pro tools recordist
Lewis Morison	....	synthesizer programmer
Jen Moss	....	music supervisor
Marie Sabbah	....	music supervisor
Marek Tomaszewski	....	composer: additional music
Kirsty Whalley	....	music editor
Thomas Jamois	....	soundtrack coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Dominique Brun	....	choreographer: recreation of the "The Rite of Spring" from original choreography by Vaslav Nijinski
Francine Cathelain	....	script supervisor
Christophe Chauveau	....	location scout
Virginie Cheval	....	assistant script supervisor
Aurore Coppa	....	assistant location manager: Grasse
Kim Courcelle	....	assistant accountant
Marie-Noëlle Hauville	....	production accountant
Auriane Lacince	....	assistant script supervisor
Nicolas Piechaczek	....	location manager
Jeremy Pronier	....	production assistant
Christel Rasquin	....	location manager - Grasse
Patrick Ronchin	....	travelling car
David Tomaszewski	....	title designer
Romain Tuilier	....	assistant: director

Thanks
Alejandro Jodorowsky	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Eurowide Film Production (presents)
• Hexagon Pictures
• Filmazure (in association with)
• Canal+ (with the participation of)
• TPS Star (with the participation of)
• Wild Bunch (with the participation of)
• Région Ile-de-France (with the support of)
• Cinémage 3 (in association with)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (in partnership with)

Distributors

• Wild Bunch Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Hexagon Pictures (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Bir Film (2009) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2010) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Spentzos Films (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Thim Film (2010) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Channel One Russia (2010) (Russia) (TV)
• Cinema Mondo (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Cinemas Nueva Era (2009) (Mexico) (all media)
• Cinéart (2010) (Belgium) (all media)
• Cinéart (2010) (Netherlands) (all media)
• Deltamac Co. (2009) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Imovision (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Soda Pictures (2010) (UK) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Spentzos Films (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Teleview International (2009) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)

Other Companies

• Chanel  special thanks
• Chainon Manquant, Le  Footage research & clearance
• Film Music Services  composer's agency
• Film Music Services  music supervision
• Funn  hosiery (uncredited)
• Lalique  antiques
• Tirelli Costumi  costumes by

Also Known As:

"Coco & Igor" - France (working title), International (English title) (short title)
"Chanel & Stravinsky" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexuality and nudity

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

France | Japan | Switzerland

Language:

French | Russian | English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA15+ | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:15A | Japan:R18+ | Japan:R15+ (edited for DVD) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R21 | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #45603)

Company:

Eurowide Film Production

Trivia:

Both Chanel and its then chief designer Karl Lagerfeld lent their support to the film, allowing the production access to the company archives and to Coco Chanel's apartment at 31, rue Cambon, Paris.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Chanel first brings Igor to see the piano in her home, he sits down to play a piece of music. The piece he plays is a duet written by Stravinsky, and though it seems like Stavinsky us sitting down to play the song it would be impossible for him to do so, since the range is both in the higher, lower and middle register of the keyboard.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hannibal: Oeuf (#1.4)" (2013)

Soundtrack:

The Rite of Spring (rev 1947)

A mixture of Chanel No. 5 and the music of Stravinsky

Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky: A mixture of Chanel No. 5 and the music of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring". It depicts a love story between two geniuses: madness, passion, pain and aesthetics. With her beauty and her deep voice, Anna Mouglalis embodies her character with grace and talent. She's truly sublime. The cast is very good, and it is beautifully filmed, full of gorgeous details. The historical reconstruction is also almost perfect.

Although this film is quite different from Kounen's previous movies, it is primarily a film which is qualitatively very solid. One of the most memorable sequences of the film is the moment when, after a short sequence introducing Coco Chanel, we watch the famous sequence of the Rite of Spring. Although you cannot compare Stravinsky with Kounen, this sequence refers in a way to the reaction he got with some of his previous films: adored by some and totally rejected by others. After this sequence, we enter directly in the plot that tightens the relationship between Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky. Through this story of feverish passion and this both intense and particular relationship, Kounen questions the turmoil of creation and thus plunges us into the intimacy of two of the most influential figures of their time, each being on the verge of achieving something extreme in their work (fashion/perfume, and avant-garde music). A very interesting film that demonstrate that Kounen has the ability to capture a new subject: not really a biopic, more a tale of an intense passion and confusion. The question remains whether this film is a parenthesis in his career or a new development.